(1) Blackwork bookmark from The world according to Agi
(2) Souvenirs de Brière (three versions) from Chez Mamigoz
(3) Beach Read (and many other designs by Connie G. Barwick of About.com
(4) Bandes à broder de Chine (three versions) from … Read More...
A source for free Middle Eastern motifs
Long name, great content: Mathilde Eschenbach’s Charts for Medieval Egyptian Counted-Thread Embroidery. This site is an index of free motifs of mainly Middle Eastern origins for double running stitch, pattern darning, and cross-stitch. Check it out.
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A free motif from Aimee Ray
Aimee Ray is sharing the fourth in her series of free Doodle Stitch designs over on the Lark Crafts blog. So sweet! And if you happened to miss the first three, it’s easy to catch up. The blog post … Read More...
Free pattern: Applique makeup bag
Learn more about the new For the Love of Hand Stitching with Jan Constantine from England’s celebrated embroidery designer! You can also download a free project, and comment to win the book too.
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Freebie | Printable Word Art Book Quote
Jill at A Matter of Memories took this quotation by Cicero and transformed it into printable word art for paper crafting projects. The file is in PNG format for paper, hybid or digital use. Click here to go to the … Read More...
Free Lemonade Stand Printables
Always a perfect summertime business venture for the kiddos: The Lemonade Stand. Find free (and darling) Lemonade Stand printables to get you started HERE at Embellish.
A BFF Frame
If you’re not cool, as I’ve been accused of by my tween (and others! my un-coolness started early), BFF stands for Best Friend Forever. This is the BFF picture frame, made from the kid friendly Pluffy. I actually think … Read More...
Tutorial: Bird softie
Lolly Chops shares a pattern and tutorial for a sweet birdie with unlimited possibilities for variations and embellishments. Go to her blog post.
Tutorial: Contemporary filet darning
Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs walks us step-by-step through a contemporary filet darning interpretation of her seahorse design. I think the dimensional border she created is as beautiful as the central motif. Go to her blog post to see … Read More...
Tutorial: Pebble doll
Anna Branford shares her technique for creating this sweet pebble doll–perfectly huggable and textural for little hands. She says the project is appropriate for those with beginner skills, but imagine the lengths to which a more experienced stitcher could … Read More...
Freebie | Printable Word Art Quote
Jill at A Matter of Memories created this printable word art freebie from a popular Swedish proverb. Click here to go to the download.
Stitch along with MimiLove
The July stitchalong at feeling stitchy is an awesome design by the spectacular MimiLove! Grab the free pattern.
Free pattern: Hanging Garden quilt
I am crushing on this quilt pattern called Hanging Garden. Scott Hansen from Blue Nickel Studios is the designer. It’s a free download at Robert Kaufman Fabrics.
Bling, bling ring tutorial
Do you love stretchy beaded rings? Right up until the moment the elastic breaks sending beads scattering everywhere, right? Check out this tutorial from Andrea at Sew Divertimento for a different approach to stretchy beaded rings!
Stitch an optical illusion
I LOVE this idea from Funk & Weber Designs. See anything wrong with this American flag? Well, just stare at it for a while and then look at a white surface, and you’ll see Old Glory in all her … Read More...
Aunt Spicy’s lanterns quilt for wedding gift
Aunt Spicy needed a design for a quilt she would be making for a friend who is getting married. She smartly used the pattern, Glow Happy Lantern created by Monica of Happy Zombie. She shares a snippet with us … Read More...
Get some Needle Knowledge
Holy smokes! Look what I found! A new site devoted to “all things needlework”: Needle Knowledge. The site has four main areas–Knitting & Crochet, Embroidery & Needlework, Sewing & Quilting, and Knowledge Nuggets. My personal interests hit each of … Read More...
Free Printables | Ledger Pages
Mel from Mel Stampz is offering up a wide variety of free ledger page printables! If you love ledger and other old book pages you have got to go check these out. Click here to go to the downloads.
Happy 1st Birthday Liselle – Helping You Transform Your Look In Minutes
Celebrating one year since it’s launch Liselle Mineral Makeup are promising every customer will receive a *FREE SPF25 Loose Mineral Powder Concealer & Foundation all-in-one with every order purchased up until 31st July 2011.
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Stitch some summery scenes
Jacquelynne of The Noble Wife is sharing five beautiful summer hand-embroidery patterns. Go download them all! (Personal use only, please.)